shootout with the bomb suspects in watertown, investigators say, they found another bomb made with the same brand of pressure cooker. and also hobby fuse and bbs. the fbi says agents searched dzhokhar tsarnaev's college dorm room and found bbs and what they call a large pyrotechnic. they also say they found a white hat and black jacket resembling what was worn in the photos released by the fbi. a former federal prosecutor says it's a surprisingly solid start. >> they took a great unknown, which was last monday, and made it virtually unknown just a week later. and the entirety of the law enforcement that worked this case should be commended for their efforts. >> reporter: court documents also contain new details about thursday night's carjacking. the fbi says surveillance pictures show dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev at a gas station in cambridge where they drove with the owner of the suv they carjacked. one of them, investigators say, began the carjacking by pointing a gun at the driver and saying, "did you hear about the boston

explosion? i did that." the carjacker showed the driver that he had bullets in his gun according to the fbi and said, "i'm serious." at the scene of the shootout in watertown where tamerlan tsarnaev was killed, other explosive devices were also found. in an interview for "dateline" nbc, the boston police commissioner says that's one reason he thinks the brothers planned other attacks. >> we had to step over some unexploded devices that they threw at the officers. and i can only understand from that that they had other targets. they were going other places. >> that was nbc's pete williams. thank you so much. today members of the house will get a top-secret briefing on the boston bombings. while the chair of the senate intelligence committee is demanding that the fbi explain why more was not done to investigate a tip that one of the suspects had possible extremist ties. nbc's luke russert has more on that for us plus heated moments at an immigration hearing. luke, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, richard.

an interesting development in the last 24 hours. dianne feinstein, the senator from california who's chair woman of the senate intelligence committee, wants the fbi to tell lawmakers what exactly they were able to find out from tamerlan, the older suspect who's now believed to be a terrorist, on a trip he took to russia. he went over to russia in 2012 for six months. the fbi spoke to him after that at the behest of the russian government. they did a check on him. everything apparently checked out and was clear. dianne feinstein wants to know why the fbi did not tag him with anything else. now, another interesting development on capitol hill, this boston bombing story is playing a little bit into the immigration debate. let's take a listen between senators grassley and schumer. >> i say that to those who are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in boston, as an i would say excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it many months or years. >> i never said that! >> i didn't say that. >> i never said that! >> reporter: now, richard,

sources on capitol hill tell me they don't expect the incident here in boston to have too much effect on the immigration bill. it's something that ultimately both sides would like to have. but you see right there how it will have -- give an opportunity for a lot of lawmakers to try and tie it together, something that proponents of immigration reform do not want to see. >> thank you so much. now to another terror plot. this one was thwarted. trains from the united states to canada were among the possible targets. nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: the two suspects are not canadian citizens but had been living in the country. they're accused of planning to derail a passenger train near toronto with guidance and direction from al qaeda elements in iran. nbc news has learned from both u.s. and canadian authorities that trains originating in the u.s. were among those scouted as possible targets. the investigation called "operation smooth" has been ongoing for the last year with help from the fbi and u.s.

department for homeland security. canadian authorities emphasize the plot was still in its planning stages and the public was never in any imminent danger but the suspects had both the capacity and intent to follow through. officials say there is no connection to these suspects and the boston marathon bombing. >> stephanie, thank you so much. stephanie gosk with that. bill karins joining us now. may is just a week away, but don't tell the snow falling, right? in colorado. >> don't show it. people don't want to see this anymore. >> i've got to do it, my friend. three denver highways closed last night because of icy conditions. more of that is expected this afternoon. into the afternoon, actually. bill karins? >> i want to see people on the beach in california. you wanted to see the snow. >> they had record warmth. or did. i'm going to stick to my job and let you talk about that stuff. >> i was just going to correct you gently. i wasn't going to be rough. let's have a look. as we look at this morning, it's cold. we showed you the snow in denver

20 right now. look at casper, ewyoming. right now the temperatures are in the 50s in southern california. not bad in vegas at 64. phoenix feeling a little warmth at 70. still chilly through many areas from boise through washington and oregon. it is clear as could be. we're in a quiet weather pattern as we go throughout much of this week. clear nights and sunny days. no more big april rainstorms heading through the west. look at the april rainfall total. we've only had a trace of rain in los angeles. we've had very little in vegas. san francisco about a half inch. we did get a good dose of rain throughout this month from portland northwards up into washington state. we really needed it for the water supplies in the central portions of california and the sierra. it didn't happen this year, and it's not going to happen any time soon as you'll have a nice typical spring

portland, no complaints of 68 and sunny. 68 and sunny is warmer than many areas in the midwest. >> you're good at this stuff. you should stick with weather. i like it. >> we'll see how it goes. >> i'll stay away, totally wrong based on what you were telling us there. planes delayed because of furloughs, but that's not the only thing affected travel. busted. one of the fbi's most wanted and toughed. details you definitely want to hear about. "early today" is back in two.

welcome back to "early today." stories making the news for you. a former d.c. public school teacher who made it on to the fbi's ten most wanted list has been captured in central america. nicaraguan police arrested eric toth on charges of producing

child pornography. the tsa has delayed a controversial plan that would have allowed small knives and bats onto commercial flights. officials say they want more input from passenger advocates and law enforcement experts. and if you flew monday, you might have noticed heavier than normal delays. it's all because of the sequester, and lawmakers say get ready, it may get worse. >> on the worst delay day in 2012, there were about 3,000 delays because there was severe weather in large parts of the country. the faa estimates nationally that these delays would cause 6,700 delays a day. a nuclear power plant in eastern tennessee has extra security this morning after a shooting over the weekend. police say a man fired shots at a guard who then returned fire. it happened at the watts bar plant in spring city. no one was hurt. well, president obama has invited all 20 female senators to dinner at the white house tonight. it's the latest get-together scheduled by the president in an effort to find common ground with congress. no word yet on just who has rsvp'd.

and new york mayor michael bloomberg wants to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. it would be the strictest limit of any big city but would only affect purchases. it would not prohibit those younger from 21 from having or even smoking cigarettes. no to what's moving your money. cnbc's courtney reagan is here. courtney, good morning to you. >> hi, richard. apple reports earnings today. with the stock dropping below $400 a share after peaking above 700 in september, you know it's the talk of wall street. apple still selling a record number of iphones and ipads, but growth is dropping amid competition. the fed gets seven big banks to rein in bonuses for executives who meet or exceed performance targets. "the wall street journal" reports regulars have been concerned since the financial crisis about ties between high pay and the amount of risk that banks are taking. well, now you never have to

get off the couch. pizza hut and microsoft are launching a new app that lets people order food via xbox live. richard, back to you. >> now i'm kind of hungry. thanks, courtney. other action on the street. netflix shares skyrocketing 24% in after-hours trading. and that's thanks in part to new streaming original content. the company announced a new family plan as well to let four users stream at once for just $11.99 a month. senators voted overwhelmingly in favor of debating legislation to help states force online retailers to collect tens of billions of dollars in sales tax. a final senate vote could come by the end of the week. a campaign to raise funds to cover medical expenses for boston bombing victims and now double amputee jeff baumann has received an overwhelming response. nearly $620,000 has been raised in just six days. finally, it's one thing to knowingly throw your money away in vegas, but get this. a recent audit found taxicab

drivers overcharging tourists by taking them on the scenic route to and from the airport to the tune of $15 million last year. i may have been on one of those. straight ahead, meet the members of the s.w.a.t. team that desended on the 19-year-old bombing suspect while he lay in that boat not knowing if he was armed or if the boat was boony trapped next.

the officers who arrested accused terrorist dzhokhar tsarnaev say the whole ordeal has not sunk in yet. the manhunt for tsarnaev culminated in a showdown in the backyard of a watertown home where he was hiding in a covered boat. with the help of powerful infrared surveillance images, that happened, as you might remember, officers say tsarnaev did shoot at them, but once they were able to arrest him, they described him as "in and out of consciousness" and "compliant." the s.w.a.t. team's main concern at the time, could the boat be rigged with explosives? >> we just want to get him into custody and have this situation come to an end, for us, for the families, for the city. it needed to end. >> federal officials charged tsarnaev yesterday with using a weapon of mass destruction. he remains in a boston hospital. to sports now. boston got back on the winning track last night. red sox catcher mike napoli smashed a grand slam home run over the green monster in left field as boston rebounded from a doubleheader loss on sunday.

they beat the oakland a's 9-6. high fives. boston athletes like rob gronkowski of the new england patriots are showing support for the injured victims of the boston marathon bombings last week. gronkowski visited some of the victims in the hospital on monday. in soccer, liverpool's luis suarez faces a hearing where he could get a suspension for biting an opponent on the arm sunday. suarez has apologized but his team has fined him an undisclosed amount. he was suspended in 2010 for biting an opponent in the dutch league. an oklahoma city thunder fan is $20,000 richer after hitting a half-court shot when the ball went in the basket. larry hill went nuts there. larry hill then started celebrating with the players. i would, too. and the oklahoma city fans were also entertained by a furry conga line as dogs did amazing tricks like riding a scooter and even impressive rope jumping. at auburn university, fans said good-bye to the two oak trees that were poisoned by a rival and are scheduled to be cut down today. they had one last toilet paper

celebration, a school tradition after football victories that has lasted 40 years. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. well, just ahead, after being booked by police, reese witherspoon unbooks herself on the networks. and former tweeting new york congressman anthony weiner is back in the twittersphere. we've got his first tweet coming up.

welcome back. let me take you through some of the bigger cities in the west into the upcoming weekend. same weather pattern pretty much each and every day for l.a. early clouds, sunshine in the afternoon. the further away you are from the sunshine, the warmer you'll be. a lot of areas in the 70s. very comfortable. the next two days in san francisco, maybe two of the most beautiful days you get all year long. we are looking at sunshine, 75 today in downtown san francisco and 70 on wednesday. lunch outdoors, you know, a little cafe, sounds good to me. >> sounds good to me. i was right. it was going to be warm in san francisco. >> you're always right. >> far from it. daft punk's new single "get luc lucky" is topping the charts. take a listen. ♪ we've come too far >> the duo's song set a record for biggest streaming day ever for a single track. the full album hits in may. the squeaky-clean reese witherspoon has canceled tv

appearances. although some say it would have been a better idea for reese to deal with the issue head on. ryan seacrest will cohost part of the "today" show with the latest "american idol" castoff. while on wednesday michael bub lay will be cohosting and perform his new single. and the winner of yahoo! tv's theme song showdown has been chosen and out of 64 choices, that's right, the three-hour tour with "gilligan's island." that's a great song. that must have been, like, the longest contest as well. the music world lost two stars monday. richie havens who opened a 1969 woodstock festival died after a heart attack at the age of 72. and krissy amphlet died at the age 63. ben affleck is participating in a global poverty awareness event that challenges him to feed himself on $1.50 a day for five days straight. good stuff there. i'm richard lui, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your

nbc station.

well, leading the news this morning on nbcnews.com, officials say the hospitalized bombing suspect says he and his brother acted alone motivated by religion, adding that they were not in contact with overseas terrorists or groups. and in "the new york times," a presidential pact for young scientists, note president obama on a bike during an encouragement of children to learn science, engineering and matd mathematics. developing news out of libya now, where officials say a car bomb went off outside the french embassy overnight in the capital city of tripoli. the blast injured two french

guards and a libyan teenager and caused extensive damage there. the tsa is holding off on letting flyers bring folding knives on board airplanes until the group gets feedback from an advisory committee. good idea, right, bill? the change was set to take place on thursday. tsa officials confiscate them every day. they do 2,000 daily. two men accused of plotting to derail passenger trains. among their targets, trains from new york city to toronto, canada. police are calling the plot al qaeda inspired. and former new york congressman anthony weiner is turning a new leaf on twitter. you'll remember, he resigned from his post in 2011 after accidentally tweeting a sexually suggestive photo of himself. well, his first tweet back, a link to a 20-page paper on ways to keep new york, what he calls the capital of the middle class. weiner is considering a mayoral run this year. well, an ohio zoo is seeing double. twin polar bears born at the toledo zoo made their debut

yesterday. the brother and sister will be unveiled to the public next month, but for now, the zoo is hosting an online vote to name the adorable pair. and then they get really, really big. in north dakota, a rookie news anchor was cut short after a serious slip of the tongue during his first broadcast. a.j. clemente apparently thought his mike was off as the show started, but his obscenity-laced muttering actually made the air. here it is. >> your news leader in high definition. >> gay [ bleep ]. >> good evening. you may have seen our newest reporter, a.j., on north dakota news and he'll be joining the weekend news team as my co-anchor. >> well, that has a whole bunch of interesting things we can talk about, bill. it cost him his job. he was fired shortly after. >> welcome to tv. he's made it on every network. that's the fastest probably by anyone. a look ahead.

president obama honors the nation's top teacher today. jeffrey charbino is a 2013 national teacher of the year. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm richard lui along with bill karins. thanks for watching. you have a great day.

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the investigation coming up. right now, a warm start for the day. a beautiful look over san francisco. got to love the way the lights twinkle in the early morning dawn. this is tuesday, april 23rd. this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, it is 4:30. 4:31. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. meteorologist, rob mayeda, is in for christina. an interesting start this morning. fog west of the golden gate. gusty winds inland doing things with our temperatures. livermore, almost 70. 54 in oakland. gusty winds straight out towards fairfield where you have a wind advisory up into the afternoon. inland spots reaching the mid-80s. low around san francisco. a little bit cooler today. a lot of cooling. highs dropping back in the low 70s. a look at your tuesday morning

commute. here is mike. that is weird wind north of the car key nas and fog over on the coast. san jose, light volume of traffic. a good flow of green indicating a nice drive. 880, down the middle, may be a concern. i just drove through this area. the southbound side, there is construction. the spot before it shows slowing between 237 and the brokaw exit, a little bit of construction blocking the lane. the other slowing, we'll check on them. good news for san jose's police department. an independent auditor finding fewer complaints against its officers. that auditor not thrilled with the suspension of a policy aimed at cutting down on racial profiling. the policy requiring officers to document all the stops they make even if there is no arrest, including the person's race and whether they are told to sit on a curb. the new acting chief suspended that policy before it was ever put into